Game



E. G. BRADBUHY.

GAME.

APPLICATION FILED Aucrs. 920;

1,381, 1 64;. Patented June 14, 1921.

' EDWARD G. BRADBURY, OF COL'UIEBUS, OHIO.

GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June re, 1921.

Application filed. August 3, 1920. Serial No. 00,962.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that l, EDWARD G. BRADBURY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Games, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention'consists in the'pro- E011 of an improved gameapparatus, which is in the nature of a hand manipulated receptacle, inwhich spaced ridges are provided and so distributed that counter memberswithin the receptacle may be moved about therein, either by slidingmovements or by through denterous and skilled movements on the part ofthe operator said counter members will be caused to be moved within thereceptacle so that the members will occupy a space defined by theridges, whereby a certain distribution of the counter members in aprescribed order within said space will re suit in the termination ofthe game or puzzle tween the ridges in order that the countermembers maybe positioned "in a certain order wlthm the interior of the apparatusand the confines of the ridges, the spaces between said ridges being ofvery sufiicientsize to permit the counter members to be passedtherethrough, a feature which necessitates skill and patience on thepart of the operator in causing the counter members to travel from theouter margins of the game to the inner counting portions thereof.

A further object of the invention resides in a game which will be simplein construction, inexpensive to manufacture and capable of furnishingconsiderable amusement and study to those operating the same.

For a further understanding of the invention, reference is to be had'tothe following description and to the accompanying drawing, in whichsimilar characters of ref= bein shaken or 'ostled whereb crcnce denotelike and corresponding parts t roughout the several views thereof:

Figure l is aplan view of my improved game apparatus, and,

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken along the line 22of Fig. 1.-

As shown in the accompanying drawing my improved game apparatuscomprises a box or receptacle 1, which is formed preferably from stampedthin sheet metal and comprises a bottom 2 and upstanding side walls 3,the upper edges of the latter being terminated in lateral flanges 4 uponwhich are seated the outer margins of a top 5, the latter being in theform of a transparent panel, and is secured in placeby means of a fabricbinding member 6, which is connected with the edges of the panel 5 andthe adjacent edges of the walls 3 by means of a suitable adhesive. r

The present invention consists essentially in stam aing or otherwiseforming spaced longitudinally and transversely extending ridges 7 in thebottom 2 of the receptacle. These ridges, as will be observed uponreference to Fig. hare spaceda predetermined distance from the sidewalls 3 so that an outer counter receiving space 8 will be providedaround the margins of the bottom 2. Adapteo to be situated within thisspace are a plu ra ity of counter members 9, which in the 7 presentinstance are'in the form of dice and are therefore of cubicalconstruction having numeral bearing faces. it will be observed that themembers 9 are of such size as to be snu;,=;ly received between therigdes 7 and the walls 3, a feature which normally serves to maintainthe counter members within the spaces 8. Y 7 7 Normally, it is theobject of the game to cause these counter members 9 to pass from thespaces 8 to an inner space 10 provided within the confines of the ridges7, and to ar faces thereof'into view, and this rolling or shaking of thegame must be accomplished in "such manner that the counter membersalready properly positioned will not be disturbed. Also, the game may beplayed by but one person in the manner of executing a puzzle. 7 a

The counter members may reach the inner space 10 by tilting the same,after the fashion shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, over the shallowridges 7 or the same may be moved until they are brought intoregistration with the gaps 11 provided between the ends of the ridges 7.These-gaps are of 'sufiicient width to permit the counter members, bycareful manipulatiomto slip or pass therethrough.

To startthe game the receptacle is shaken sharply so that the countermembers will assume various pos1t1ons, or in other words will presentsurfacesof varying value. The

player who then forces the counter members into the space 10 in aprescribed order in the shortest length of time is the winner of thegame; By tilting the counter members'over the ridges 7 differentcounting faces will be exposed to view and it is by this method mainlythat the proper surfaces thereof are brought to view through the top 5when said members are'positioned wlthin the central space '10. If theproper counting face has been already exposed to view, when the countermembers are positioned within the outerspaces 8, the best course wouldbe to counter member may pass through said gaps without losing itscounting posit on.

manipulate the box without changing the positions of'the counter memberin order that the latter may be placed through one of the gaps11,'without tilting or rolling. It will be appreciated that the gaps 11are of restricted width, or in other words a width barely exceeding thatof the counter member 6 and hence the operator is required to care--fully manipulate the box in order that a 'What is claimed is:

1. In a game apparatus of the class described, a relatively shallowreceptacle ineluding a transparent top, longitudinally and transverselyextending ribs provided in the bottom of said receptacle and protrudinginto the latter, said ribs serv ng to divide the bottom of the box intoinner and outer spaces, counter members of cubical form arranged to betransferred from one of said spaces tothe other against the oppositionfurnished-"bysaid ridges, and said ridges being spaced from thetransparent top of said receptacle a sufficient distance to allow thecounter member to pass transversely over the same. I a

'2. in a game apparatus of the class de* scribed, a box formed to'include a bottom, upstanding side walls and a transparent top, shallowridges provided in the bottom of said box, said ridges being spaced inthe side walls of said box to define and divide inner and outer spaces,counter members arranged to be transferred from one of said spacestoprovided in the bottom of said receptacle, 7

said ribs serving to vdivide the receptacle 7 into inner and outerspaces, counter members of cubical form arranged to be transferred fromone of said spacesito the other against the operation furnished by saidridges, and

said counter members being capable of passing throughgaps formed betweenadjacent ends of sald rldges,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDWARD G. BRADBURY.

